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Bachelor of Science Degree (Political Science)     

art paulson and studentThe bachelor of science program in political science is designed to combine traditional instruction with a strong emphasis upon the more applied, practical, or quantified approaches to the study of politics at all levels: local, national, international.  Accordingly, in addition to regular course work, the program requires the successful completion of an internship, PSC 497, whose purpose is to complement the student's more formal and traditional academic experience. PSC 345 is also required.

The bachelor of science program is available in all specializations of the political science major (American politics, public administration, international relations, comparative politics, political thought), provided that an internship can be arranged for the applicant by the Political Science Department.

Formal application into the bachelor of science program is made following the successful completion of six credits in political science.  The applicant is expected to demonstrate professional promise and the capacity for the successful completion of the internship.

 

Required courses

*PSC 100 - Power and Conflict in Modern Societies
  or  *PSC 130 - International Relations

*PSC 110 - U.S. Government
  or  *PSC 140 - U.S. Political Thought

*Only one in a sequence for credit in major.

PSC 244 - Research Methods in Political Science

PSC 345 - Quantitative Analysis of Political Data

PSC 475 - Capstone Seminar

PSC 497 - Political Science Internship (6 to 15 credits) nine credits may be
   applied to the major.

Nine credits in PSC courses at the 300 or higher with one course in three of the PSC fields: U.S. Government, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Thought.

Six credits of PSC electives or PSC Department-approved courses in other departments at the 300 level or higher.

A cognate (12 credits) outside the department developed in consultation with the student's faculty adviser. The cognate is expected to supplement the student's training in political science by providing another perspective from which to examine political institutions and processes.

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